Norma Shorty, Yukon University

Research

Capacity Building Community-Driven Research Ethical Space Health System Transformation Knowledge Translation And Mobilization Patient Oriented Research

Latest funding

From Partnership to Impact: Strengthening Person-Centred and Partner-Oriented Health Research for System Change in the Yukon
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,681,566

All 1 grants and awards

From Partnership to Impact: Strengthening Person-Centred and Partner-Oriented Health Research for System Change in the Yukon

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR SUPPORT Unit Extension

Principal investigators: Leach, Michelle; Kassi, Norma; Shorty, Norma A

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community-Driven Research; Ethical Space; Health System Transformation; Knowledge Translation And Mobilization; Patient Oriented Research

$2,681,566

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Capacity Building Dear Professor Shorty, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on capacity building connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "From Partnership to Impact: Strengthening Person-Centred and Partner-Oriented Health Research for System Change in the Yukon" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]